Public university in Hesse, Germany
The
Philipps University of Marburg
(
German
:
Philipps-Universitat Marburg
) is a
public
research university
located in
Marburg
,
Germany
. It was founded in 1527 by
Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse
, which makes it one of Germany's oldest universities and the oldest still operating
Protestant
university in the world. It is now a public university of the state of
Hesse
, without religious affiliation.
The University of Marburg has about 23,500 students and 7,500 employees and is located in
Marburg
, a town of 76,000 inhabitants, with university buildings dotted in or around the town centre. About 14% of the students are international, the highest percentage in Hesse.
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It offers an International summer university programme and offers student exchanges through the
Erasmus programme
.
History
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In 1609, the University of Marburg established the world's first professorship in chemistry. In 2012 it opened the first German interactive chemistry museum, called
Chemicum
. Its experimental course programme is aimed at encouraging young people to pursue careers in science.
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The university was among the first in Germany to offer courses in gender studies.
Nazi period
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20 professors were expelled in 1933, among them economist
Wilhelm Ropke
, who emigrated, and linguist Hermann Jacobsohn, who committed suicide.
After 1945
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Since the 1970s, the Department of Social Sciences has been regarded as a leftist stronghold, with
Wolfgang Abendroth
being a major influence within the field of political science in post-war Germany.
Academics
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Research
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The university is significant for its life-sciences research but is also home to one of the few centers that conduct research on the Middle East, the CNMS (Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies). The departments of psychology and geography reached Excellence Group status in the Europe-wide CHE Excellence Ranking 2009.
Its research is illustrated by its participation in several SFBs (
Sonderforschungsbereiche
). These collaborative research centres are financed by the German Science Foundation
DFG
. They encourage researchers to cross the boundaries of disciplines, institutes, departments and faculties within the participating university. The current SFB at Philipps-University Marburg are:
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- SFB/TR17 ? Ras-dependent Pathways in Human Cancer (started 2004; with
Julius-Maximilians-Universitat Wurzburg
)
- SFB/TR22 ? Allergic response of the lung (started 2005, with Research Center Borstel and
LMU Munich
)
- SFB/TR81 ? Chromatin Changes in Differentiation and Malignancies (started 2010, with
Justus-Liebig Universitat Gießen
)
- SFB-TRR 84 ? Innate Immunity of the Lung (started 2010, with
Charite
Universitatsmedizin Berlin
,
FU Berlin
,
Robert-Koch-Institut
,
Max-Planck-Institut fur molekulare Genetik
,
Max-Planck-Institut fur Kolloid- und Grenzflachenforschung
,
Justus-Liebig-University Gießen
)
- SFB-TRR 135 ? Cardinal mechanisms of perception (started 2014, with
Justus-Liebig Universitat Gießen
)
- SFB 593 ? Mechanisms of cellular compartmentalisation and the relevance for disease (started 2003)
- SFB 987 ? Microbial Diversity in Environmental Signal Response (started 2012, with Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Marburg)
- SFB 1083 ? Structure and Dynamics of Internal Interfaces (started 2013, with
Donostia International Physics Center
San Sebastian
, Spain)
- SFB 1021 ?
RNA viruses
: RNA metabolism, host response and pathogenesis (started 2013, with
Justus-Liebig Universitat Gießen
)
Collections of the university
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- Alter Botanischer Garten Marburg
, the university's old
botanical garden
- Botanischer Garten Marburg
, the university's current botanical garden
- Forschungsinstitut Lichtbildarchiv alterer Originalurkunden bis 1250
(Collection of photographs taken from medieval charters)
- Bildarchiv Foto Marburg
(German national picture archive of arts)
- Religionskundliche Sammlung
(Collection of religious objects)
- Deutscher Sprachatlas
(Linguistic Atlas of Germany)
- Mineralogisches Museum
(Museum of Mineralogy)
- Museum fur Kunst und Kulturgeschichte
(Museum of Arts)
- Museum Anatomicum
(Museum of Anatomy and Medical History)
Rankings
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As per the
QS World University Rankings
of 2024, the institution is situated within the 761?770 range globally, and it holds the 40?41 position nationally.
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According to the
THE World University Rankings
of 2024, it ranks within the 401?500 bracket globally, while its national standing falls between 37 and 41.
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In the
ARWU World Rankings
of 2023, the university is listed in the 401?500 range worldwide, and it takes a national position between 25 and 31.
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Gallery
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Department of Economics
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Department of Psychology
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The
Lahnberge Campus
is dedicated to the natural sciences. The image shows the
Multiple Purpose Building
, home of the Departments of Mathematics and Computer Science, as well as laboratories for research into material sciences and physical chemistry
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The building of the nearby Biology Department is of the same architectural style
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The University Hospital along with the Department for Medical Studies is also located at the Lahnberge Campus
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The
Old University
, housing the university church, the department for religious studies and a representative lecture hall
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The administrative headquarters of the university
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The Central Lecture Hall Building, which has been built to cater for the increased number of students
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University library
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University of Marburg - Department of Social Sciences and former University library
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One of the two large university cafeterias and canteens is located on the bank of the Lahn river
Notable alumni and faculty
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Natural scientists
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Theologians
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Marburg was always known as a
humanities
-focused university. It retained that strength, especially in Philosophy and Theology for a long time after
World War II
.
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Philosophers
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Other
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Alumni
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See also
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